The overwhelming question

What is your career plan?

This is a big answer.

When I made the switch from business to English, it was because I knew the type of thing I was good at and enjoyed doing. When I picked creative writing over journalism it was because I wanted to have flexibility in my career path.

I think that’s the vest place to start from. I’ve written a lot in the last 5-7 months about how I’m feeling and what’s gone on as a teacher, but I think the reason why I haven’t been inconsolable over the way it’s going (even if I’ve been dealing with some panic/anxiety over the future) is because at my absolute core, I am a person with many interests and I am open to going where my interest takes me. If, during the summer, I find some type of content creation job that I’m really into, I could easily see myself leaving teaching next year. If I get a decent raise and get to teach a course I requested, I could easily see me sticking it out for another year. The key will be finding something that interests me.

If I had to reassess the career plan, nearly ten years into being into a career, I would reinforce the fluidity I embraced to start. Realize that an end of a story, good or bad, doesn’t discredit all of the good things you did or the attempt you made.